what did you do with your fazer today ?

[Gnasher]

The FZS was running on 2 cylinders (#2&3). Ignition coils seemed OK so I pulled the carbs out and found loads of crap in the bowls and slightly blocked jets.. Carnbs back in.
Still running on same 2 cylinders so pulled the carbs again and cleaned the fuel gallery out. A bit of crap blocking the rail.. Carbs back in.
Now running on 3 1/2 with fuel overflowing from #3. Carbs out again. Float valves cleaned and resealed. Carbs back in.
Now running on 4 but notice a small drip under carb #3. Touch teh pipe with a screwdriver to collect the drip to check if its fuel or coolant and now I have coolant spraying everywhere from a perished carb heater hose. Those feccin carbs are not coming out again in the near future so I will bypass the carb heater circuit for now. I never ride in cold damp conditions normally anyway,

That's a pain mate but what happens over time, the rubber gets hardened, when you then flex it, it will crack/split.

The biggest way to prevent the crabs blocking is to, run the bike and turn off the fuel until it stops before laying up over winter.  Don't pull it out ever couple weeks and start it either, this just encourages condensation, in the crankcase and shortens oil life. 

Just keep the battery charged and leave it alone, roll it out in spring, turn the fuel back on hit the starter 

I've been doing the very same to mine for years, I took my Fazer off the road once for almost 5 yrs, I did the above, rolled it out and started it.  I didn't even change the fuel, there're too many myths out there.

Now the above will only apply if the bike is garaged and out of the weather.